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Who owns the water service line in Kerman, CA

Which part of the pipe is yours

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The thick length is yours.

If something’s wrong

Who to call first about the water service line

BelowGrid has no first-call guidance on file from Kerman about the water service line.

The documents this answer is built on

Who is responsible for which part

Kerman owns and maintains the service line to the meter, and the owner has the rest. The City's water page states that "The portion of the service line from the water main to the meter that is located within the public right of way is owned and maintained by the City. The service line from the meter to the house or building is owned and maintained by the property owner." This is Kerman's own statement.

Kerman
The service line from the water main to the meter, within the public right of way.
The property owner
The service line from the meter to the house or building.

What else is worth knowing

This is the City's own statement, on its lead service line inventory page. The State's register puts the City's system over about 85% of Kerman's land; the rest, about 15%, is ground inside the city limits that no published water service area reaches - not a rival utility, and not necessarily unserved. Check the name on your water bill.

Sources

City of Kerman, Lead and Copper Rule - Water Service Line Inventory

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What Kerman reported to the State about service-line materials

Federal rules required every community water system to inventory its service lines and publish the result. These are the figures this one filed.

The inventory records what each line is made of: lead, galvanized requiring replacement, non-lead, or lead status unknown. “Still unclassified” counts the lines whose material has not been identified. It does not mean they are lead.

Kerman has classified more of its service lines than most of California: 0.00% of its lines are unclassified, against 9.2% statewide.

Service lines reported
4,345
Still unclassified
0 (0.00%)
Across California, 9.2% of service lines are unclassified.
Share of service lines still unclassified
  • Kerman0.00%
  • California9.2%

What this page cannot tell you

  • This describes who is responsible for which part of the pipe. It is not a record of what your own service line is made of.
  • The State's service area map puts 84% of Kerman's land inside the boundary it maps for the city's own water system. A share of land is not a share of homes: open space counts the same as a dense block. Measured 25 Sep 2026.
  • Classified does not mean inspected, and this system inspected less than most. Kerman established 7.0% of its classifications by field inspection, against 22% across California; the rest come from records, the year of construction, or a predictive model.
  • These figures were submitted to the State by the water system itself and were read on 4 Sep 2026. They may not reflect its current inventory - ask the water system to confirm anything about a specific address.
Kerman: official site

Your other pipe: the sewer lateral

For the sewer lateral, Kerman gives the opposite answer to the one above:

Kerman puts the whole lateral on the owner, the connection to the main included. Section 13.04.100 provides that "Sewer service to individual properties is provided from the sewer main only. The responsibility for the sewer lateral and its connection to the main from the city sewer main to the dwelling or structure remains the responsibility of the property owner."

Your sewer lateral is yours to the main, fitting included; your water line stops being yours at the meter.

Same trench, separate authorities, decided separately.

Who pays for the sewer lateral in Kerman, CA

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